A blog created by me to share any tips and tricks I have come across on how to enhance the gaming experience on Ubuntu. The story behind my first post is that when I tried to install my Nvidia Drivers in Ubuntu, the additional drivers just didn't work. So, I read up on it and decided to create a simple guide for others to use.

Due to the large number of Install guides, all with different methods I
decided to make one central guide with the methods that worked for me. This
guide will Cover installing the Ubuntu provided drivers and also the binary
drivers from Nvidia itself.

FOR UBUNTU PROVIDED
DRIVERS

To install Ubuntu provided Nvidia drivers (If the sources
"additional drivers" didn't work for you either):

1) Ctrl-Alt-F1 and login as your username

2) Code: sudo apt-get install linux-source

and headers

Code: sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic

3) Uninstall nvidia driver - this depends on which version you tried to
install from additional drivers :

Code: sudo apt-get remove nvidia-current

Code: sudo apt-get remove nvidia-current-updates

Code: sudo apt-get remove nvidia-experimental-304

4) NOTE: You can install "nvidia-current"
"nvidia-current-updates" or "nvidia-experimental-304"

Code: sudo apt-get install nvidia-current-updates

5) Code: sudo shutdown -r now

That should get the nvidia drivers of your choice working.

FOR BINARY DRIVERS

I recommend that rather than
installing the experimental branch of drivers, that you just go ahead and
install the binary drivers from Nvidia.

At your own Risk!

To Install Binary Drivers from Nvidia (This is what worked for me):

This guide assumes you have the above Nvidia drivers working, if not skip
step 1.But I believe you will still need to
install the headers outlined in the above guide. ^^^ Step 2

0) Download the drivers from Nvidia depending on your card, and place the
.run on your desktop. Right click and go into properties and find "Allow
executing as a program" and click it. http://www.geforce.com

1) NOTE: Depends on which version you currently had above
(nvidia-current-updates" or example) THIS STEP IS ONLY FOR USERS WITH
NVIDIA DRIVERS ALREADY INSTALLED. If not, please skip step 1.

1. Code: sudo apt-get purge nvidia-current nvidia-settings

2) Code: sudo service lightdm stop

3) ctrl-alt-f1
4) Login
5) Then switch to the directory where your drivers are (I put mine on my Desktop)

Code: cd Desktop

6) Then install the driver:

Code: sudo ./N

Then hit tab and Ubuntu will automatically fill in the exact
driver name so you don't have to type out the long name. (Granted you don't
have another N-titled launcher)

7) Follow the prompts and install the driver.

If you get an issue with Nouveau (like I did at first)

Code: sudo apt-get --purge remove xserver-xorg-video-nouveau

9) Then reinstall the driver (If you can) and if even if you cannot, run:

Code: sudo update-initramfs -u and reboot.

You should now have a working Nvidia driver without messing with black lists
and Nouveau drama.

Closing thoughts: Please take note that with every kernel you will have to
reinstall the Nvidia drivers of your choice if and only if you installed the
.run file.
Thank you for your time, and please let me know if this guide can be
improved, or it didn't work for you. Both of which I will try to correct, thank
you. -Dlambert